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  • September 5, 2017

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    Top stories and videos for August

    Videos and a story about the incoming class were among the most popular last month. See all of August’s top stories and videos.

  • September 5, 2017

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    NTID receives Motorola Solutions Foundation grant

    NTID received a grant for $30,000 from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions Inc. Through the grant, NTID will support a new initiative to encourage students to enroll in NTID’s new mobile application development program.

  • September 5, 2017

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    Graduate students highlight research and innovation

    RIT master’s and Ph.D. students will demonstrate their latest work with posters, presentations and demonstrations in a multidisciplinary display of research, scholarly work and artistic expression during the RIT Graduate Showcase on Nov. 3.

  • August 30, 2017

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    RIT hosts webinar on leadership skills

    The “Engineering Leadership Programs at RIT” webinar is for professionals looking to advance leadership skills within high-tech industries.

  • August 30, 2017

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    RIT hosts artificial intelligence seminar series

    The Move78 Artificial Intelligence Seminar series resumes Sept. 11 and runs successive Mondays through the fall semester. This year’s focus is on machine learning, neuromorphic computing, computer vision and other related topics.

  • August 30, 2017

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    Oscar winner Ang Lee to keynote conference

    Ang Lee, the two-time Oscar Award-winning director of Life of Pi and Brokeback Mountain, will be a major keynote presenter for the upcoming Light and Sound Interactive event, co-hosted by RIT.

  • August 25, 2017

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    New RIT president shares vision for the future

    President David Munson delivered his first welcome address to the RIT community today, praising the university as “truly unique in American higher education” and sharing his ideas and questions for the future.

  • August 24, 2017

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    RIT joins Ph.D. career pathways study

    RIT has joined the Understanding PhD Career Pathways for Program Improvement project, which will collect data from current Ph.D. students and alumni to help faculty and university leaders strengthen career services, professional development opportunities and mentoring in doctoral programs.

  • August 23, 2017

    President Munson giving speech to freshman

    New president welcomes, challenges new students

    President David Munson addressed the crowd gathered for convocation for new students. The entering class includes 2,800 first-year students, 560 transfer students and 1,000 students beginning graduate study.